Snow falls in Sahara desert for third time in 40 years
AIN SEFRA, Algeria — It’s quite a time for weird weather, and it doesn’t get much weirder than snow falling in one of the hottest places in the world.
On Sunday, Ain Sefra, a desert town in Algeria known as the “Gateway to the Sahara,” experienced a substantial amount of snow for reportedly the third time in 40 years.
Some reports say parts of the area got nearly 15 inches of snow, but Ain Sefra officially reported less than 1 inch.
It was enough to provide some otherworldly visuals from an area that routinely sees some of the hottest temperatures on Earth during the summer.
Now, it’s not uncommon for the temperature across even the hottest of deserts to plunge tens of degrees at night, meaning any unusual snow could stick around for a while.
But photographers at the scene said the snow stayed intact for a good portion of the day.
“We were really surprised when we woke up to see snow again,” photographer Karim Bouchetata told Shutterstock. “It stayed all day on Sunday and began melting at around 5 p.m.”
While snow is historically scant in the desert area, a similar snow phenomenon happened last year.
Before that, it had been 37 years since Ain Sefra’s last snowfall.

Researchers in Mali are battling to preserve thousands of historic manuscripts.
The documents were smuggled from the north of the country, when it fell under the control of Islamic militants.
But the climate in Bamako is damaging the papers.
Staff at the Institute of Islamic Studies and Research in Bamako (IHERIAB) examine centuries-old manuscripts held in their storeroom.
They were brought here from Timbuktu, which fell under the control of Islamic militants in 2012 following a military coup.
Fighters made women hide their faces, forbade the music for which Mali is known and deemed religious buildings and artifacts to be idolatrous.
They took aim at the manuscripts that date back to the 13th century.
The camel-skin bound manuscripts reflect the diversity of learning that marked Timbuktu's heyday and cover a vast array of subjects, including astronomy, law, history and philosophy.
Before the al Qaida-linked fighters were pushed from Timbuktu by a French military intervention in 2013, they set ablaze the Ahmed Baba Institute of Higher Learning and Islamic Research, where many of the brittle manuscripts were stored, protected from the harsh Sahara Desert climate.
UNESCO estimated that about 4,000 of the manuscripts were destroyed.
But most of the documents had been saved thanks to the library's custodians, who had spirited them out of the occupied city in rice sacks, on donkey carts, by motorcycle, by boat and by four-wheel-drive vehicles.
The Ahmed Baba Institute is currently watching over thousands of manuscripts in Bamako, Mali's capital in the south.
"We were able to spirit out 27,000 manuscripts from Timbuktu to Bamako," says Dr Drissa Traore, Head of Manuscript Cataloguing at IHERIAB.
But storage conditions at the Institute have not been ideal.
"When it rained, water was getting in through the windows, but we have been able to sort that out now," explains Traore.
The climate is still causing damage and decay to the manuscripts though.
Tikbuktu's dry, Saharan weather had preserved them for hundreds of years.
But here in the more southerly Bamako, the air is heavy with moisture.
And that moisture poses a serious threat to the texts.
Precious writings have crumbled to dust.
"When you've got humidity, the sheets (of the manuscripts) stick together, and the manuscript can fall to bits when you try to separate them. The high temperatures and the dust destroys both the writing and the papers," says Dr Abdoul Kadri Idrissa Maiga, the Director of IBERIAN.
Traore highlights a document of significant importance.
He says it's a treaty signed in 1927 between the Kingdom of Morocco and westerners who were occupying the country - and details privileges for those westerners.
"Initially these privileges were given to the French only but after this treaty they were extended to Spain, Germany, Hungary, Belgium, Denmark and others," he explains.
The manuscripts have attracted the attention of the UN's cultural body UNESCO.
It's brought together experts from around the world for a conference in Bamako to discuss how to preserve the documents.
Lazare Eloundou Assomo, the UNESCO representative to Mali, says: "There is the basic question of their protection, their physical conservation. We are talking about sheets of paper and ink, kept in a different climatic environment."
"We must discuss how these manuscripts can continue to resist the effects of time and how we can continue to benefit from them," he continues.
The organisation has installed dehumidifying equipment and will now work on cleaning the manuscripts and establishing "a system of sanitation" for the rooms where they are being held.
The UN has invested 35-thousand US dollars in the restoration of three Timbuktu libraries to house the manuscripts.
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Bamako

Bamako is the capital and largest city of Mali, with a population of 1.8 million (2009 census, provisional). In 2006, it was estimated to be the fastest growing city in Africa and sixth-fastest in the world. It is located on the Niger River, near the rapids that divide the upper and middle Niger valleys in the southwestern part of the country.

Bamako is the nation's administrative center. The city proper is a cercle in its own right. Bamako's river port is located in nearby Koulikoro, along with a major regional trade and conference center. Bamako is the seventh-largest West African urban center after Lagos, Abidjan, Kano, Ibadan, Dakar, and Accra. Locally manufactured goods include textiles, processed meat, and metal goods. Commercial fishing occurs on the Niger River.

The name Bamako (Bàmakɔ̌ in Bambara) comes from the Bambara word meaning "crocodile river".

History

The area of the city has been continuously inhabited since the Palaeolithic era for more than 150,000 years. The fertile lands of the Niger River Valley provided the people with an abundant food supply and early kingdoms in the area grew wealthy as they established trade routes linking across west Africa, the Sahara, and leading to northern Africa and Europe. The early inhabitants traded gold, ivory, kola nuts, and salt. By the 11th century, the Empire of Ghana became the first kingdom to dominate the area. Bamako had become a major market town, and a centre for Islamic scholars, with the establishment of two universities and numerous mosques in medieval times.

Mali

Mali (i/ˈmɑːli/; French:[maˈli]), officially the Republic of Mali (French:République du Mali), is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali is the eighth-largest country in Africa, with an area of just over 1,240,000 square kilometres (480,000sqmi). The population of Mali is 14.5million. Its capital is Bamako. Mali consists of eight regions and its borders on the north reach deep into the middle of the Sahara Desert, while the country's southern part, where the majority of inhabitants live, features the Niger and Senegal rivers. The country's economy centers on agriculture and fishing. Some of Mali's prominent natural resources include gold, being the third largest producer of gold in the African continent, and salt. About half the population lives below the international poverty line of $1.25 (U.S.) a day. A majority of the population (55%) are non-denominational Muslims.

Present-day Mali was once part of three West African empires that controlled trans-Saharan trade: the Ghana Empire, the Mali Empire (for which Mali is named), and the Songhai Empire. During its golden age, there was a flourishing of mathematics, astronomy, literature, and art. At its peak in 1300, the Mali Empire covered an area about twice the size of modern-day France and stretched to the west coast of Africa. In the late 19th century, during the Scramble for Africa, France seized control of Mali, making it a part of French Sudan. French Sudan (then known as the Sudanese Republic) joined with Senegal in 1959, achieving independence in 1960 as the Mali Federation. Shortly thereafter, following Senegal's withdrawal from the federation, the Sudanese Republic declared itself the independent Republic of Mali. After a long period of one-party rule, a coup in 1991 led to the writing of a new constitution and the establishment of Mali as a democratic, multi-party state.

Amadou & Mariam

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Amadou & Mariam are a Grammy Award-nominated musical duo from Mali, composed of the couple Amadou Bagayoko (guitar and vocals) (born in Bamako 24 October 1954) and Mariam Doumbia (vocals) (born in Bamako 15 April 1958).

Background

Amadou lost his vision at the age of 16, while Mariam became blind at age 5 as a consequence of untreated measles. Known as "the blind couple from Mali", they met at Mali's Institute for the Young Blind, where they both performed at the Institute’s Eclipse Orchestra, directed by Idrissa Soumaouro, and found they shared an interest in music. Between 1974 and 1980, Amadou played guitar in the West African band Les Ambassadeurs du Motel de Bamako.

In 1980 the couple married and by 1983 they began to play together while Amadou continued a successful solo career and ran the blind institute's music programme.

Style

The duo's early recordings in the 1980s and 1990s featured sparse arrangements of guitar and voice. Since the late 1990s Amadou & Mariam have produced music that mixes traditional Mali sound with rock guitars, Syrian violins, Cuban trumpets, Egyptian ney, Indian tablas and Dogon percussion. In combination these elements have been called "Afro-blues".

SNOW ON THE SAHARA DESERT - JANUARY 2018

Snow falls in Sahara desert for third time in 40 years
AIN SEFRA, Algeria — It’s quite a time for weird weather, and it doesn’t get much weirder than snow falling in one of the hottest places in the world.
On Sunday, Ain Sefra, a desert town in Algeria known as the “Gateway to the Sahara,” experienced a substantial amount of snow for reportedly the third time in 40 years.
Some reports say parts of the area got nearly 15 inches of snow, but Ain Sefra officially reported less than 1 inch.
It was enough to provide some otherworldly visuals from an area that routinely sees some of the hottest temperatures on Earth during the summer.
Now, it’s not uncommon for the temperature across even the hottest of deserts to plunge tens of degrees at night, meaning any unusual snow could stick around for a while.
But photographers at the scene said the snow stayed intact for a good portion of the day.
“We were really surprised when we woke up to see snow again,” photographer Karim Bouchetata told Shutterstock. “It stayed all day on Sunday and began melting at around 5 p.m.”
While snow is historically scant in the desert area, a similar snow phenomenon happened last year.
Before that, it had been 37 years since Ain Sefra’s last snowfall.

Bamako Mali street

Battle to preserve centuries-old manuscripts rescued from militancy

Researchers in Mali are battling to preserve thousands of historic manuscripts.
The documents were smuggled from the north of the country, when it fell under the control of Islamic militants.
But the climate in Bamako is damaging the papers.
Staff at the Institute of Islamic Studies and Research in Bamako (IHERIAB) examine centuries-old manuscripts held in their storeroom.
They were brought here from Timbuktu, which fell under the control of Islamic militants in 2012 following a military coup.
Fighters made women hide their faces, forbade the music for which Mali is known and deemed religious buildings and artifacts to be idolatrous.
They took aim at the manuscripts that date back to the 13th century.
The camel-skin bound manuscripts reflect the diversity of learning that marked Timbuktu's heyday and cover a vast array of subjects, including astronomy, law, history and philosophy.
Before the al Qaida-linked fighters were pushed from Timbuktu by a French military intervention in 2013, they set ablaze the Ahmed Baba Institute of Higher Learning and Islamic Research, where many of the brittle manuscripts were stored, protected from the harsh Sahara Desert climate.
UNESCO estimated that about 4,000 of the manuscripts were destroyed.
But most of the documents had been saved thanks to the library's custodians, who had spirited them out of the occupied city in rice sacks, on donkey carts, by motorcycle, by boat and by four-wheel-drive vehicles.
The Ahmed Baba Institute is currently watching over thousands of manuscripts in Bamako, Mali's capital in the south.
"We were able to spirit out 27,000 manuscripts from Timbuktu to Bamako," says Dr Drissa Traore, Head of Manuscript Cataloguing at IHERIAB.
But storage conditions at the Institute have not been ideal.
"When it rained, water was getting in through the windows, but we have been able to sort that out now," explains Traore.
The climate is still causing damage and decay to the manuscripts though.
Tikbuktu's dry, Saharan weather had preserved them for hundreds of years.
But here in the more southerly Bamako, the air is heavy with moisture.
And that moisture poses a serious threat to the texts.
Precious writings have crumbled to dust.
"When you've got humidity, the sheets (of the manuscripts) stick together, and the manuscript can fall to bits when you try to separate them. The high temperatures and the dust destroys both the writing and the papers," says Dr Abdoul Kadri Idrissa Maiga, the Director of IBERIAN.
Traore highlights a document of significant importance.
He says it's a treaty signed in 1927 between the Kingdom of Morocco and westerners who were occupying the country - and details privileges for those westerners.
"Initially these privileges were given to the French only but after this treaty they were extended to Spain, Germany, Hungary, Belgium, Denmark and others," he explains.
The manuscripts have attracted the attention of the UN's cultural body UNESCO.
It's brought together experts from around the world for a conference in Bamako to discuss how to preserve the documents.
Lazare Eloundou Assomo, the UNESCO representative to Mali, says: "There is the basic question of their protection, their physical conservation. We are talking about sheets of paper and ink, kept in a different climatic environment."
"We must discuss how these manuscripts can continue to resist the effects of time and how we can continue to benefit from them," he continues.
The organisation has installed dehumidifying equipment and will now work on cleaning the manuscripts and establishing "a system of sanitation" for the rooms where they are being held.
The UN has invested 35-thousand US dollars in the restoration of three Timbuktu libraries to house the manuscripts.
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Amadou and Mariam: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

Jan. 19, 2018 | Bob Boilen -- The title and subject of Amadou & Mariam's latest album, La Confusion, would lead you to believe that the music this married, Malian couple make might be sad and troubled. But Amadou & Mariam, on the contrary, bring some of the most lyrical melodies and joyful sounds we've ever had at the Tiny Desk, and their performance comes while their country endures great turmoil, including a coup and insurgencies.
As Amadou and Mariam said when their album was released, "We seek to make people happy with our music, help humanitarian causes and share positive messages about the good work being done by people in every corner of the world."
The story of Amadou and Mariam is still worth telling almost 40-years (and eight albums) into their career because it speaks well to who they are, the obstacles they've had to overcome and the positive yet realistic attitude that has made them such an international success. Amadou Bagayoko and Mariam Doumbia met when they were children in Mali's Institute for the YoungBlind. Both had lost their sight when they were young and they began performing together. Later, in the 1980s, they married and began a career together.
On this occasion, they stripped down their bigger band to a keyboard, a percussionist and a backup singer while the couple holds it all together with Amadou's stuttered melodic guitar and Mariam's sweetly gruff voice. It's an inspired performance to hear and to witness.
Set List
"Bofou Safou"
"Dimanche à Bamako"
"Filaou Bessame"
CREDITS
Producers: Bob Boilen, Morgan Noelle Smith; Creative Director: Bob Boilen; AudioEngineers: Josh Rogosin, James Willetts; Videographers: Morgan Noelle Smith, Tsering Bista, Bronson Arcuri; Production Assistant: Jenna Li; Photo: Claire Harbage/NPR
For more Tiny Desk concerts, subscribe to our podcast.

6:28

lome-bobo-bamako

lome-bobo-bamako

lome-bobo-bamako

La premiere journee de notre voyage,

1:52

Seasonal wind hits Ghana

Seasonal wind hits Ghana

Seasonal wind hits Ghana

A dust cloud from the Sahara has grounded domestic flights in Ghana. It's being carried from north to west Africa by a seasonal wind called the Harmattan. And this year, the cloud is so thick, it's difficult to see, let alone fly.

1:41

NGO making free water deliveries to Bamako residents

NGO making free water deliveries to Bamako residents

NGO making free water deliveries to Bamako residents

Part of Mali's capital Bamako, have been grappling with water scarcity. But a non governmental organisation is hoping to change that situation. CCTV's Leslie Mirungu reports

SNOW ON THE SAHARA DESERT - JANUARY 2018

Snow falls in Sahara desert for third time in 40 years
AIN SEFRA, Algeria — It’s quite a time for weird weather, and it doesn’t get much weirder than snow falling in one of the hottest places in the world.
On Sunday, Ain Sefra, a desert town in Algeria known as the “Gateway to the Sahara,” experienced a substantial amount of snow for reportedly the third time in 40 years.
Some reports say parts of the area got nearly 15 inches of snow, but Ain Sefra officially reported less than 1 inch.
It was enough to provide some otherworldly visuals from an area that routinely sees some of the hottest temperatures on Earth during the summer.
Now, it’s not uncommon for the temperature across even the hottest of deserts to plunge tens of degrees at night, meaning any unusual snow could stick around ...

Bamako Mali street

Battle to preserve centuries-old manuscripts rescued from militancy

Researchers in Mali are battling to preserve thousands of historic manuscripts.
The documents were smuggled from the north of the country, when it fell under the control of Islamic militants.
But the climate in Bamako is damaging the papers.
Staff at the Institute of Islamic Studies and Research in Bamako (IHERIAB) examine centuries-old manuscripts held in their storeroom.
They were brought here from Timbuktu, which fell under the control of Islamic militants in 2012 following a military coup.
Fighters made women hide their faces, forbade the music for which Mali is known and deemed religious buildings and artifacts to be idolatrous.
They took aim at the manuscripts that date back to the 13th century.
The camel-skin bound manuscripts reflect the diversity of learning that marked...

Amadou and Mariam: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

Jan. 19, 2018 | Bob Boilen -- The title and subject of Amadou & Mariam's latest album, La Confusion, would lead you to believe that the music this married, Malian couple make might be sad and troubled. But Amadou & Mariam, on the contrary, bring some of the most lyrical melodies and joyful sounds we've ever had at the Tiny Desk, and their performance comes while their country endures great turmoil, including a coup and insurgencies.
As Amadou and Mariam said when their album was released, "We seek to make people happy with our music, help humanitarian causes and share positive messages about the good work being done by people in every corner of the world."
The story of Amadou and Mariam is still worth telling almost 40-years (and eight albums) into their career because it speaks well to ...

published: 26 Jan 2018

lome-bobo-bamako

La premiere journee de notre voyage,

published: 18 Jul 2011

Seasonal wind hits Ghana

A dust cloud from the Sahara has grounded domestic flights in Ghana. It's being carried from north to west Africa by a seasonal wind called the Harmattan. And this year, the cloud is so thick, it's difficult to see, let alone fly.

published: 09 Dec 2015

NGO making free water deliveries to Bamako residents

Part of Mali's capital Bamako, have been grappling with water scarcity. But a non governmental organisation is hoping to change that situation. CCTV's Leslie Mirungu reports

Snow falls in Sahara desert for third time in 40 years
AIN SEFRA, Algeria — It’s quite a time for weird weather, and it doesn’t get much weirder than snow falling in one of the hottest places in the world.
On Sunday, Ain Sefra, a desert town in Algeria known as the “Gateway to the Sahara,” experienced a substantial amount of snow for reportedly the third time in 40 years.
Some reports say parts of the area got nearly 15 inches of snow, but Ain Sefra officially reported less than 1 inch.
It was enough to provide some otherworldly visuals from an area that routinely sees some of the hottest temperatures on Earth during the summer.
Now, it’s not uncommon for the temperature across even the hottest of deserts to plunge tens of degrees at night, meaning any unusual snow could stick around for a while.
But photographers at the scene said the snow stayed intact for a good portion of the day.
“We were really surprised when we woke up to see snow again,” photographer Karim Bouchetata told Shutterstock. “It stayed all day on Sunday and began melting at around 5 p.m.”
While snow is historically scant in the desert area, a similar snow phenomenon happened last year.
Before that, it had been 37 years since Ain Sefra’s last snowfall.

Snow falls in Sahara desert for third time in 40 years
AIN SEFRA, Algeria — It’s quite a time for weird weather, and it doesn’t get much weirder than snow falling in one of the hottest places in the world.
On Sunday, Ain Sefra, a desert town in Algeria known as the “Gateway to the Sahara,” experienced a substantial amount of snow for reportedly the third time in 40 years.
Some reports say parts of the area got nearly 15 inches of snow, but Ain Sefra officially reported less than 1 inch.
It was enough to provide some otherworldly visuals from an area that routinely sees some of the hottest temperatures on Earth during the summer.
Now, it’s not uncommon for the temperature across even the hottest of deserts to plunge tens of degrees at night, meaning any unusual snow could stick around for a while.
But photographers at the scene said the snow stayed intact for a good portion of the day.
“We were really surprised when we woke up to see snow again,” photographer Karim Bouchetata told Shutterstock. “It stayed all day on Sunday and began melting at around 5 p.m.”
While snow is historically scant in the desert area, a similar snow phenomenon happened last year.
Before that, it had been 37 years since Ain Sefra’s last snowfall.

Battle to preserve centuries-old manuscripts rescued from militancy

Researchers in Mali are battling to preserve thousands of historic manuscripts.
The documents were smuggled from the north of the country, when it fell under t...

Researchers in Mali are battling to preserve thousands of historic manuscripts.
The documents were smuggled from the north of the country, when it fell under the control of Islamic militants.
But the climate in Bamako is damaging the papers.
Staff at the Institute of Islamic Studies and Research in Bamako (IHERIAB) examine centuries-old manuscripts held in their storeroom.
They were brought here from Timbuktu, which fell under the control of Islamic militants in 2012 following a military coup.
Fighters made women hide their faces, forbade the music for which Mali is known and deemed religious buildings and artifacts to be idolatrous.
They took aim at the manuscripts that date back to the 13th century.
The camel-skin bound manuscripts reflect the diversity of learning that marked Timbuktu's heyday and cover a vast array of subjects, including astronomy, law, history and philosophy.
Before the al Qaida-linked fighters were pushed from Timbuktu by a French military intervention in 2013, they set ablaze the Ahmed Baba Institute of Higher Learning and Islamic Research, where many of the brittle manuscripts were stored, protected from the harsh Sahara Desert climate.
UNESCO estimated that about 4,000 of the manuscripts were destroyed.
But most of the documents had been saved thanks to the library's custodians, who had spirited them out of the occupied city in rice sacks, on donkey carts, by motorcycle, by boat and by four-wheel-drive vehicles.
The Ahmed Baba Institute is currently watching over thousands of manuscripts in Bamako, Mali's capital in the south.
"We were able to spirit out 27,000 manuscripts from Timbuktu to Bamako," says Dr Drissa Traore, Head of Manuscript Cataloguing at IHERIAB.
But storage conditions at the Institute have not been ideal.
"When it rained, water was getting in through the windows, but we have been able to sort that out now," explains Traore.
The climate is still causing damage and decay to the manuscripts though.
Tikbuktu's dry, Saharan weather had preserved them for hundreds of years.
But here in the more southerly Bamako, the air is heavy with moisture.
And that moisture poses a serious threat to the texts.
Precious writings have crumbled to dust.
"When you've got humidity, the sheets (of the manuscripts) stick together, and the manuscript can fall to bits when you try to separate them. The high temperatures and the dust destroys both the writing and the papers," says Dr Abdoul Kadri Idrissa Maiga, the Director of IBERIAN.
Traore highlights a document of significant importance.
He says it's a treaty signed in 1927 between the Kingdom of Morocco and westerners who were occupying the country - and details privileges for those westerners.
"Initially these privileges were given to the French only but after this treaty they were extended to Spain, Germany, Hungary, Belgium, Denmark and others," he explains.
The manuscripts have attracted the attention of the UN's cultural body UNESCO.
It's brought together experts from around the world for a conference in Bamako to discuss how to preserve the documents.
Lazare Eloundou Assomo, the UNESCO representative to Mali, says: "There is the basic question of their protection, their physical conservation. We are talking about sheets of paper and ink, kept in a different climatic environment."
"We must discuss how these manuscripts can continue to resist the effects of time and how we can continue to benefit from them," he continues.
The organisation has installed dehumidifying equipment and will now work on cleaning the manuscripts and establishing "a system of sanitation" for the rooms where they are being held.
The UN has invested 35-thousand US dollars in the restoration of three Timbuktu libraries to house the manuscripts.
You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/0fde5e42ed1b37b2ee471d7acf015d99
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Researchers in Mali are battling to preserve thousands of historic manuscripts.
The documents were smuggled from the north of the country, when it fell under the control of Islamic militants.
But the climate in Bamako is damaging the papers.
Staff at the Institute of Islamic Studies and Research in Bamako (IHERIAB) examine centuries-old manuscripts held in their storeroom.
They were brought here from Timbuktu, which fell under the control of Islamic militants in 2012 following a military coup.
Fighters made women hide their faces, forbade the music for which Mali is known and deemed religious buildings and artifacts to be idolatrous.
They took aim at the manuscripts that date back to the 13th century.
The camel-skin bound manuscripts reflect the diversity of learning that marked Timbuktu's heyday and cover a vast array of subjects, including astronomy, law, history and philosophy.
Before the al Qaida-linked fighters were pushed from Timbuktu by a French military intervention in 2013, they set ablaze the Ahmed Baba Institute of Higher Learning and Islamic Research, where many of the brittle manuscripts were stored, protected from the harsh Sahara Desert climate.
UNESCO estimated that about 4,000 of the manuscripts were destroyed.
But most of the documents had been saved thanks to the library's custodians, who had spirited them out of the occupied city in rice sacks, on donkey carts, by motorcycle, by boat and by four-wheel-drive vehicles.
The Ahmed Baba Institute is currently watching over thousands of manuscripts in Bamako, Mali's capital in the south.
"We were able to spirit out 27,000 manuscripts from Timbuktu to Bamako," says Dr Drissa Traore, Head of Manuscript Cataloguing at IHERIAB.
But storage conditions at the Institute have not been ideal.
"When it rained, water was getting in through the windows, but we have been able to sort that out now," explains Traore.
The climate is still causing damage and decay to the manuscripts though.
Tikbuktu's dry, Saharan weather had preserved them for hundreds of years.
But here in the more southerly Bamako, the air is heavy with moisture.
And that moisture poses a serious threat to the texts.
Precious writings have crumbled to dust.
"When you've got humidity, the sheets (of the manuscripts) stick together, and the manuscript can fall to bits when you try to separate them. The high temperatures and the dust destroys both the writing and the papers," says Dr Abdoul Kadri Idrissa Maiga, the Director of IBERIAN.
Traore highlights a document of significant importance.
He says it's a treaty signed in 1927 between the Kingdom of Morocco and westerners who were occupying the country - and details privileges for those westerners.
"Initially these privileges were given to the French only but after this treaty they were extended to Spain, Germany, Hungary, Belgium, Denmark and others," he explains.
The manuscripts have attracted the attention of the UN's cultural body UNESCO.
It's brought together experts from around the world for a conference in Bamako to discuss how to preserve the documents.
Lazare Eloundou Assomo, the UNESCO representative to Mali, says: "There is the basic question of their protection, their physical conservation. We are talking about sheets of paper and ink, kept in a different climatic environment."
"We must discuss how these manuscripts can continue to resist the effects of time and how we can continue to benefit from them," he continues.
The organisation has installed dehumidifying equipment and will now work on cleaning the manuscripts and establishing "a system of sanitation" for the rooms where they are being held.
The UN has invested 35-thousand US dollars in the restoration of three Timbuktu libraries to house the manuscripts.
You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/0fde5e42ed1b37b2ee471d7acf015d99
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Jan. 19, 2018 | Bob Boilen -- The title and subject of Amadou & Mariam's latest album, La Confusion, would lead you to believe that the music this married, Malian couple make might be sad and troubled. But Amadou & Mariam, on the contrary, bring some of the most lyrical melodies and joyful sounds we've ever had at the Tiny Desk, and their performance comes while their country endures great turmoil, including a coup and insurgencies.
As Amadou and Mariam said when their album was released, "We seek to make people happy with our music, help humanitarian causes and share positive messages about the good work being done by people in every corner of the world."
The story of Amadou and Mariam is still worth telling almost 40-years (and eight albums) into their career because it speaks well to who they are, the obstacles they've had to overcome and the positive yet realistic attitude that has made them such an international success. Amadou Bagayoko and Mariam Doumbia met when they were children in Mali's Institute for the YoungBlind. Both had lost their sight when they were young and they began performing together. Later, in the 1980s, they married and began a career together.
On this occasion, they stripped down their bigger band to a keyboard, a percussionist and a backup singer while the couple holds it all together with Amadou's stuttered melodic guitar and Mariam's sweetly gruff voice. It's an inspired performance to hear and to witness.
Set List
"Bofou Safou"
"Dimanche à Bamako"
"Filaou Bessame"
CREDITS
Producers: Bob Boilen, Morgan Noelle Smith; Creative Director: Bob Boilen; AudioEngineers: Josh Rogosin, James Willetts; Videographers: Morgan Noelle Smith, Tsering Bista, Bronson Arcuri; Production Assistant: Jenna Li; Photo: Claire Harbage/NPR
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Jan. 19, 2018 | Bob Boilen -- The title and subject of Amadou & Mariam's latest album, La Confusion, would lead you to believe that the music this married, Malian couple make might be sad and troubled. But Amadou & Mariam, on the contrary, bring some of the most lyrical melodies and joyful sounds we've ever had at the Tiny Desk, and their performance comes while their country endures great turmoil, including a coup and insurgencies.
As Amadou and Mariam said when their album was released, "We seek to make people happy with our music, help humanitarian causes and share positive messages about the good work being done by people in every corner of the world."
The story of Amadou and Mariam is still worth telling almost 40-years (and eight albums) into their career because it speaks well to who they are, the obstacles they've had to overcome and the positive yet realistic attitude that has made them such an international success. Amadou Bagayoko and Mariam Doumbia met when they were children in Mali's Institute for the YoungBlind. Both had lost their sight when they were young and they began performing together. Later, in the 1980s, they married and began a career together.
On this occasion, they stripped down their bigger band to a keyboard, a percussionist and a backup singer while the couple holds it all together with Amadou's stuttered melodic guitar and Mariam's sweetly gruff voice. It's an inspired performance to hear and to witness.
Set List
"Bofou Safou"
"Dimanche à Bamako"
"Filaou Bessame"
CREDITS
Producers: Bob Boilen, Morgan Noelle Smith; Creative Director: Bob Boilen; AudioEngineers: Josh Rogosin, James Willetts; Videographers: Morgan Noelle Smith, Tsering Bista, Bronson Arcuri; Production Assistant: Jenna Li; Photo: Claire Harbage/NPR
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Seasonal wind hits Ghana

A dust cloud from the Sahara has grounded domestic flights in Ghana. It's being carried from north to west Africa by a seasonal wind called the Harmattan. And t...

A dust cloud from the Sahara has grounded domestic flights in Ghana. It's being carried from north to west Africa by a seasonal wind called the Harmattan. And this year, the cloud is so thick, it's difficult to see, let alone fly.

A dust cloud from the Sahara has grounded domestic flights in Ghana. It's being carried from north to west Africa by a seasonal wind called the Harmattan. And this year, the cloud is so thick, it's difficult to see, let alone fly.

Bamako, Mali - Kanaga Adventure Tours [FRA]

Bienvenue à Bamako.
Kanaga AdventureTours vous guide dans une des plus excitantes villes de l'Afrique de l'Ouest.
Découvrez le Mali, découvrez Bamako!!
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Welcome to Bamako - as seen through our eyes.
Let Kanaga Adventure Tours take you on a tour of the sights and sounds of one of the most exciting cities of West Africa. Be a part of Mali. Discover Bamako.
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Benvenuti a Bamako!
Kanago Adventure Tours vi invita a scoprire i suoni, i sapori e i paesaggi di una delle più vibranti e eccitanti città dell'Africa dell'Ovest. Scopri Mali. Scopri Bamako.

published: 27 Oct 2011

Mali EMPIRE TOURISM VIDEO

I had to do this for Global History, so.. might as well upload it. It is interesting, though!

published: 01 Nov 2014

Mali: An Invitation to Travel

Mali: An Invitation to Travel is a video documentary which presents a positive yet not uncritical introduction to the history, economics and culture of Mali. It aims to fill the void between the lack of information and the misinformation currently available about Africa in general and about Mali in particular.
The project was initiated by members of MaliWatch (a group that promotes democracy and openness) including Abdoulaye Doucoure, Janet Goldner, Mohomoudou Houssouba, Boubacar Kane, Iba Ndiaye, and Bakary Sylla. It was produced and edited in Bamako with additional archival footage. A co-production of MaliWatch and CNCM (Le Centre National de la Cinématographie du Mali).

published: 28 Apr 2013

Mali tourism/places in mali

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published: 07 Dec 2016

Bamako Capital of Mali

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This video is part two of my travels in Mali, West Africa in 1989, using photos taken then. I talk about my adventures on the boat journey from Timbuctu to Mopti and mention food, health and modesty issues.
This is not a gardening video but is the long version of how I came to call my house/garden/channel Douentza.
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Bamako 2011, Morocco traffic

published: 10 Nov 2011

Visite de Djenné / Visit of Djenne (Mali)

Djenné (also Dienné or Jenne) is a historically and commercially important small city in the Niger Inland Delta of central Mali. It is just west of the Bani River (the Niger River passes well to the west and north). It has an ethnically diverse population of about 12,000 (in 1987). It is famous for its mud brick (adobe) architecture, most notably the Great Mosque of Djenné which was rebuilt in 1907. In the past, Djenné was a centre of trade and learning, and has been conquered a number of times since its founding. It is the oldest known city in sub-Saharan Africa, and its historic city center was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1988. Administratively it is part of the Mopti Region.
Djenné was founded in about 800 CE by the Bozo people at a site known as Jenné-Jeno, 1.5 km up...

Mali: An Invitation to Travel

Mali: An Invitation to Travel is a video documentary which presents a positive yet not uncritical introduction to the history, economics and culture of Mali. It...

Mali: An Invitation to Travel is a video documentary which presents a positive yet not uncritical introduction to the history, economics and culture of Mali. It aims to fill the void between the lack of information and the misinformation currently available about Africa in general and about Mali in particular.
The project was initiated by members of MaliWatch (a group that promotes democracy and openness) including Abdoulaye Doucoure, Janet Goldner, Mohomoudou Houssouba, Boubacar Kane, Iba Ndiaye, and Bakary Sylla. It was produced and edited in Bamako with additional archival footage. A co-production of MaliWatch and CNCM (Le Centre National de la Cinématographie du Mali).

Mali: An Invitation to Travel is a video documentary which presents a positive yet not uncritical introduction to the history, economics and culture of Mali. It aims to fill the void between the lack of information and the misinformation currently available about Africa in general and about Mali in particular.
The project was initiated by members of MaliWatch (a group that promotes democracy and openness) including Abdoulaye Doucoure, Janet Goldner, Mohomoudou Houssouba, Boubacar Kane, Iba Ndiaye, and Bakary Sylla. It was produced and edited in Bamako with additional archival footage. A co-production of MaliWatch and CNCM (Le Centre National de la Cinématographie du Mali).

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Bamako Capital of Mali

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Come visit Bamako the city of crocodiles with DMCAfrica. Whether you're a lone tourist or coming for a business trip, DMC can make all ...

http://DMCAfrica.com
Come visit Bamako the city of crocodiles with DMCAfrica. Whether you're a lone tourist or coming for a business trip, DMC can make all necessary arrangements for you for a vehicle, hotel room, guide, translator, entertainment, airplane charter, or conference room. Take a look at our website and let us make your trip to Africa a welcome and unforgettable one!

http://DMCAfrica.com
Come visit Bamako the city of crocodiles with DMCAfrica. Whether you're a lone tourist or coming for a business trip, DMC can make all necessary arrangements for you for a vehicle, hotel room, guide, translator, entertainment, airplane charter, or conference room. Take a look at our website and let us make your trip to Africa a welcome and unforgettable one!

This video is part two of my travels in Mali, West Africa in 1989, using photos taken then. I talk about my adventures on the boat journey from Timbuctu to Mopt...

This video is part two of my travels in Mali, West Africa in 1989, using photos taken then. I talk about my adventures on the boat journey from Timbuctu to Mopti and mention food, health and modesty issues.
This is not a gardening video but is the long version of how I came to call my house/garden/channel Douentza.
#Timbuctu #Mali #Tuareg #pirogue #YouvarouCheck out my book, Journal of an Irish Garden, and why not treat yourself?
✿My Book : http://www.lulu.com/shop/rachel-darlington/journal-of-an-irish-garden/paperback/product-22467812.html
✿Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/DouentzaGarden/
✿Twitter : https://twitter.com/DouentzaGarden

This video is part two of my travels in Mali, West Africa in 1989, using photos taken then. I talk about my adventures on the boat journey from Timbuctu to Mopti and mention food, health and modesty issues.
This is not a gardening video but is the long version of how I came to call my house/garden/channel Douentza.
#Timbuctu #Mali #Tuareg #pirogue #YouvarouCheck out my book, Journal of an Irish Garden, and why not treat yourself?
✿My Book : http://www.lulu.com/shop/rachel-darlington/journal-of-an-irish-garden/paperback/product-22467812.html
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✿Twitter : https://twitter.com/DouentzaGarden

Djenné (also Dienné or Jenne) is a historically and commercially important small city in the Niger Inland Delta of central Mali. It is just west of the Bani River (the Niger River passes well to the west and north). It has an ethnically diverse population of about 12,000 (in 1987). It is famous for its mud brick (adobe) architecture, most notably the Great Mosque of Djenné which was rebuilt in 1907. In the past, Djenné was a centre of trade and learning, and has been conquered a number of times since its founding. It is the oldest known city in sub-Saharan Africa, and its historic city center was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1988. Administratively it is part of the Mopti Region.
Djenné was founded in about 800 CE by the Bozo people at a site known as Jenné-Jeno, 1.5 km upstream. It moved its site in either 1043 or the 13th century, when the city converted to Islam. This increased its importance as a market and a base for trans-Saharan trade, soon rivalling Timbuktu.
Djenné, despite its proximity, was never part of the Mali Empire. It existed as an independent city-state protected by walls and the geography of the inland delta. According to legend, the Mali Empire attempted to conquer the city 99 times before giving up. Djenné would not be conquered until 1473 by the Songhai Empire under Sonni Ali. The siege of Djenné is said to have lasted 7 months and 7 days culminating in the death of the city's king and its capitulation. The widow of the city married Sonni Ali, and peace was restored. In 1591, Morocco conquered the city after destroying Songhai's hold in the region. By the 1600s, Djenné had become a thriving centre of trade and learning. Caravans from Djenné frequented southern trading towns like Begho, Bono Manso, and Bonduku.
The city continued to change hands several times. Djenné was part of the Segou kingdom from 1670 to 1818, Massina under the Fulani ruler Amadou Lobbo from 1818 to 1861, and the Toucouleur Empire under Umar Tall from 1861 to 1893. The French finally conquered the city that year. During this period, trade declined and the city's importance with it.
Attractions include the tomb of Tupama Djenepo, who in legend was sacrificed on the founding of the city, and the remains of Jenné-Jeno, a major city from the 3rd century BC until the 13th century.
Approximately eight hours by road from Bamako, Djenné is notable in that it becomes an island when the rivers rise at the end of the rainy season. However, problems of a different nature were reported in 2008 when it was said that Djenné was "drying up" because of a controversial dam, completed in 2007, across the Bani River at Talo, about 150 km upstream.[2] The weekly market, when buyers and sellers converge on the town from the surrounding regions, is a key tourist attraction. (wikipedia)
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Djenné (also Dienné or Jenne) is a historically and commercially important small city in the Niger Inland Delta of central Mali. It is just west of the Bani River (the Niger River passes well to the west and north). It has an ethnically diverse population of about 12,000 (in 1987). It is famous for its mud brick (adobe) architecture, most notably the Great Mosque of Djenné which was rebuilt in 1907. In the past, Djenné was a centre of trade and learning, and has been conquered a number of times since its founding. It is the oldest known city in sub-Saharan Africa, and its historic city center was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1988. Administratively it is part of the Mopti Region.
Djenné was founded in about 800 CE by the Bozo people at a site known as Jenné-Jeno, 1.5 km upstream. It moved its site in either 1043 or the 13th century, when the city converted to Islam. This increased its importance as a market and a base for trans-Saharan trade, soon rivalling Timbuktu.
Djenné, despite its proximity, was never part of the Mali Empire. It existed as an independent city-state protected by walls and the geography of the inland delta. According to legend, the Mali Empire attempted to conquer the city 99 times before giving up. Djenné would not be conquered until 1473 by the Songhai Empire under Sonni Ali. The siege of Djenné is said to have lasted 7 months and 7 days culminating in the death of the city's king and its capitulation. The widow of the city married Sonni Ali, and peace was restored. In 1591, Morocco conquered the city after destroying Songhai's hold in the region. By the 1600s, Djenné had become a thriving centre of trade and learning. Caravans from Djenné frequented southern trading towns like Begho, Bono Manso, and Bonduku.
The city continued to change hands several times. Djenné was part of the Segou kingdom from 1670 to 1818, Massina under the Fulani ruler Amadou Lobbo from 1818 to 1861, and the Toucouleur Empire under Umar Tall from 1861 to 1893. The French finally conquered the city that year. During this period, trade declined and the city's importance with it.
Attractions include the tomb of Tupama Djenepo, who in legend was sacrificed on the founding of the city, and the remains of Jenné-Jeno, a major city from the 3rd century BC until the 13th century.
Approximately eight hours by road from Bamako, Djenné is notable in that it becomes an island when the rivers rise at the end of the rainy season. However, problems of a different nature were reported in 2008 when it was said that Djenné was "drying up" because of a controversial dam, completed in 2007, across the Bani River at Talo, about 150 km upstream.[2] The weekly market, when buyers and sellers converge on the town from the surrounding regions, is a key tourist attraction. (wikipedia)
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SNOW ON THE SAHARA DESERT - JANUARY 2018

Snow falls in Sahara desert for third time in 40 years
AIN SEFRA, Algeria — It’s quite a time for weird weather, and it doesn’t get much weirder than snow falling in one of the hottest places in the world.
On Sunday, Ain Sefra, a desert town in Algeria known as the “Gateway to the Sahara,” experienced a substantial amount of snow for reportedly the third time in 40 years.
Some reports say parts of the area got nearly 15 inches of snow, but Ain Sefra officially reported less than 1 inch.
It was enough to provide some otherworldly visuals from an area that routinely sees some of the hottest temperatures on Earth during the summer.
Now, it’s not uncommon for the temperature across even the hottest of deserts to plunge tens of degrees at night, meaning any unusual snow could stick around for a while.
But photographers at the scene said the snow stayed intact for a good portion of the day.
“We were really surprised when we woke up to see snow again,” photographer Karim Bouchetata told Shutterstock. “It stayed all day on Sunday and began melting at around 5 p.m.”
While snow is historically scant in the desert area, a similar snow phenomenon happened last year.
Before that, it had been 37 years since Ain Sefra’s last snowfall.

Battle to preserve centuries-old manuscripts rescued from militancy

Researchers in Mali are battling to preserve thousands of historic manuscripts.
The documents were smuggled from the north of the country, when it fell under the control of Islamic militants.
But the climate in Bamako is damaging the papers.
Staff at the Institute of Islamic Studies and Research in Bamako (IHERIAB) examine centuries-old manuscripts held in their storeroom.
They were brought here from Timbuktu, which fell under the control of Islamic militants in 2012 following a military coup.
Fighters made women hide their faces, forbade the music for which Mali is known and deemed religious buildings and artifacts to be idolatrous.
They took aim at the manuscripts that date back to the 13th century.
The camel-skin bound manuscripts reflect the diversity of learning that marked Timbuktu's heyday and cover a vast array of subjects, including astronomy, law, history and philosophy.
Before the al Qaida-linked fighters were pushed from Timbuktu by a French military intervention in 2013, they set ablaze the Ahmed Baba Institute of Higher Learning and Islamic Research, where many of the brittle manuscripts were stored, protected from the harsh Sahara Desert climate.
UNESCO estimated that about 4,000 of the manuscripts were destroyed.
But most of the documents had been saved thanks to the library's custodians, who had spirited them out of the occupied city in rice sacks, on donkey carts, by motorcycle, by boat and by four-wheel-drive vehicles.
The Ahmed Baba Institute is currently watching over thousands of manuscripts in Bamako, Mali's capital in the south.
"We were able to spirit out 27,000 manuscripts from Timbuktu to Bamako," says Dr Drissa Traore, Head of Manuscript Cataloguing at IHERIAB.
But storage conditions at the Institute have not been ideal.
"When it rained, water was getting in through the windows, but we have been able to sort that out now," explains Traore.
The climate is still causing damage and decay to the manuscripts though.
Tikbuktu's dry, Saharan weather had preserved them for hundreds of years.
But here in the more southerly Bamako, the air is heavy with moisture.
And that moisture poses a serious threat to the texts.
Precious writings have crumbled to dust.
"When you've got humidity, the sheets (of the manuscripts) stick together, and the manuscript can fall to bits when you try to separate them. The high temperatures and the dust destroys both the writing and the papers," says Dr Abdoul Kadri Idrissa Maiga, the Director of IBERIAN.
Traore highlights a document of significant importance.
He says it's a treaty signed in 1927 between the Kingdom of Morocco and westerners who were occupying the country - and details privileges for those westerners.
"Initially these privileges were given to the French only but after this treaty they were extended to Spain, Germany, Hungary, Belgium, Denmark and others," he explains.
The manuscripts have attracted the attention of the UN's cultural body UNESCO.
It's brought together experts from around the world for a conference in Bamako to discuss how to preserve the documents.
Lazare Eloundou Assomo, the UNESCO representative to Mali, says: "There is the basic question of their protection, their physical conservation. We are talking about sheets of paper and ink, kept in a different climatic environment."
"We must discuss how these manuscripts can continue to resist the effects of time and how we can continue to benefit from them," he continues.
The organisation has installed dehumidifying equipment and will now work on cleaning the manuscripts and establishing "a system of sanitation" for the rooms where they are being held.
The UN has invested 35-thousand US dollars in the restoration of three Timbuktu libraries to house the manuscripts.
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Mali: An Invitation to Travel

Mali: An Invitation to Travel is a video documentary which presents a positive yet not uncritical introduction to the history, economics and culture of Mali. It aims to fill the void between the lack of information and the misinformation currently available about Africa in general and about Mali in particular.
The project was initiated by members of MaliWatch (a group that promotes democracy and openness) including Abdoulaye Doucoure, Janet Goldner, Mohomoudou Houssouba, Boubacar Kane, Iba Ndiaye, and Bakary Sylla. It was produced and edited in Bamako with additional archival footage. A co-production of MaliWatch and CNCM (Le Centre National de la Cinématographie du Mali).

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Mali tourism/places in mali

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Mali tourism/places in mali

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Bamako Capital of Mali

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Bamako Capital of Mali

http://DMCAfrica.com
Come visit Bamako the city of crocodiles with DMCAfrica. Whether you're a lone tourist or coming for a business trip, DMC can make all necessary arrangements for you for a vehicle, hotel room, guide, translator, entertainment, airplane charter, or conference room. Take a look at our website and let us make your trip to Africa a welcome and unforgettable one!

This video is part two of my travels in Mali, West Africa in 1989, using photos taken then. I talk about my adventures on the boat journey from Timbuctu to Mopti and mention food, health and modesty issues.
This is not a gardening video but is the long version of how I came to call my house/garden/channel Douentza.
#Timbuctu #Mali #Tuareg #pirogue #YouvarouCheck out my book, Journal of an Irish Garden, and why not treat yourself?
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take off and birds eye view of bamako

On my way from Bamako, Mali to Bangladesh. The journey was nice and the scenario around wa...

Old Town of Djenne - Mali...

An124 100 Landing Bamako Mali...

Gizmodo reported on Wednesday that a former Google engineer is suing the company for discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termination ...Chevalier's posts had been quoting in Damore's lawsuit against Google, who is also suing the company for alleged discrimination against conservative white men ... “Firing the employee who pushed back against the bullies was exactly the wrong step to take.” ... But the effect is the same....

OSLO. Sea levels will rise between 0.7 and 1.2 metres in the next two centuries even if governments end the fossil fuel era as promised under the Paris climate agreement, scientists said on Tuesday ...Ocean levels will rise inexorably because heat-trapping industrial gases already em­­itted will linger in the atmosphere, melting more ice, it said. In addition, water naturally expands as it warms above four degrees Celsius (39.2F) ... ....

The woman tasked with caring for accused Florida shooter Nikolas Cruz and his brother have moved quickly to file court papers seeking control of their inheritance the day after the massacre at Majory Stoneman Douglas High School, Newsweek reported. When the mother of Nikolas and Zachary Cruz died from flu-related pneumonia last November, their lives were entrusted to Roxanne Deschamps, the report said....

Special CounselRobert Mueller's probe is prepared to accept a guilty plea from the London-based son-in-law of a Russian businessman after he made false statements during the investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, according to the Washington Post... Tymoshenko was later imprisoned by former president Viktor Yanukovych after signing a controversial deal with Russia for natural gas ... U.S ... U.S....

Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas DarlingTo this day it’s something my aunt hardly mentions, let alone discusses. And like a few other families living in the United States, it’s taboo and completely off limits ... Neither was it as widespread, since Japan had nearly conquered most of East Asia including parts of China. But still, U.S ... authorities continued the comfort station system absent formal slavery ... The U.S ... military authorities ... ....

Femi Solaja ... The bright day for Nigerian club participation kicked off at the Temple of Football in Agege, Lagos where Chijioke Akuneto was on target and became the first scorer of an international goal at the refurbished arena as the church team pipped RealBamako of Mali to progressing to the next stage of CAF Champions League 2-1 on aggregate ... They hanged on to that goal to seal a well deserved victory ... ....

MFM secured passage to the first round of the Caf Champions League after emerging 2-1 victors on aggregate as a Chijioke Akuneto header saw them defeat RealBamako 1-0 at the AgegeStadium on Thursday evening ... Just before the half-hour mark, Egbe had to be at his best to deny Temitope Folarin and Real Bamako a lead after he thwarted a low drive....

For the longest time, it looked like Plateau United were going to fall just short. It was their first ever appearance in the Caf Champions League, and they were playing at home against Cameroonian champions Eding Sport... Over in Bamako, MFM FC were also debuting ... MFM vs ... More. That confidence was vindicated in a 1-1 draw against RealBamako, a result which hands Fidelis Ilechukwu's side the initiative ahead of the return leg in Lagos ... More....

This year, Malians will vote in nationwide elections amid discontent over continued insecurity and poverty. Popular anger has found a focal point in a diminutive figure who goes by the name of Ras Bath. Without running for office himself, Ras Bath is an influential figure to watch ... Ras Bath went to Dakar in 2010 for law school ... Ras Bath was arrested in August 2016, a move that provoked violent riots in Bamako ... "bua ka bla."...

Mountain of FireMiracles Ministries (MFM) FC attacking midfielder, Chukwuka Onuwa has predicted a resounding victory for his side against the Malian opponents, AS RealBamako... Onuwa said his side are well-motivated by the heart-warming score draw in Bamako against AS Real Bamako to go all out to decision the West African opponents at their soccer fortress, AgegeStadium in Lagos....

(CNN)South African artist, Athi-Patra Ruga, has been awarded the grand prize at the Rencontres de Bamako, the African biennale of photography. Ruga is known for his stirring, flamboyant performance art and photography that challenges societal norms. This year's biennale, that took place at the BamakoNational Museum, Mali, was entitled "Afrotopia," with a focus on how artwork reflects the continent's identity ... Read More ... Somagwaza ... ....

The Malian army took part in the first joint G5 Sahel force operation in central Mali last year. Efforts to build a five-nation force to roll back jihadism in the Sahel face a funding hurdle this week, with a surge in rebel attacks providing an urgent reminder of the task in hand ... A European security expert in the Mali capital Bamako told AFP said the jihadists had made strides in the handling of explosives ... - Morale - ... ....